Total Crime Rate
76.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lymm Avenue area has the 41st highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare , and the 199th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Lancaster .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lymm Avenue (LA1 5DA) in the last 12 months was 76.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% higher than the Bare average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lymm Avenue (LA1 5DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brindle Mews (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lancaster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Leycester Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brindle Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brindle Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brindle Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleveleys Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brindle Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lymm Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leycester Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brennand Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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